{"product_id":"medtek-super-silica-1-or-5l","title":"Medtek Super Silica (1, or 5L)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroducing Medtek Super Silica\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuper silica is the most concentrated agricultural grade liquid silica product on the market today. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Super Silica is compared to most other brands, when applied at an equivalent ml\/L usage rate, it proves to provide significantly more ‘Plant Available Silicon’ (PAS) to hydroponic solutions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe quality of a silica product for use in hydroponics comes down to the amount (%) of ‘plant available Si’ (PAS) that any given product provides. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis can be accurately measured using the 5-day method for determining the soluble silica (Si) concentration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe chemistry of silica in hydroponic solutions is extremely complex but, to put things simply, plants can only uptake monosilicic\/orthosilicic acid (H4SiO4). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat this means is that only a percentage of any silica additive, when it is applied to solution, is available for plant uptake, i.e. when silica is added to aqueous environments (e.g. hydroponic nutrient solutions) chemical processes\/reactions occur whereby non-bioavailable forms of Si become bioavailable as H4SiO4 and vice versa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis peaks in acidic \u003c\/span\u003esolutions (e.g. hydroponics where pH is below 7), no matter how much Si is added to solution, at no higher than 100-120 ppm dependent on prevailing conditions (higher concentrations of soluble monomers are only obtained above pH 11-12.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBenefits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Increased disease resistance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Increased resistance to pathogenic airborne fungi (e.g. Powdery Mildew)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Increased resistance to waterborne pathogens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Increased resistance to insects\/pests\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Increased strength in cell structure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Increased stress tolerance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Increased drought tolerance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Increased salt tolerance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Increased yields\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Increased quality (higher essential oil production)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended usage rate 0.25ml\/L throughout grow and bloom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Med Tek","offers":[{"title":"1L","offer_id":48520021442818,"sku":"hym1789709272200","price":32.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5L","offer_id":48520021475586,"sku":"oqa1789709272201","price":124.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/5930\/4962\/files\/medtek-super-silica-1-or-5l_1.jpg?v=1789709276","url":"https:\/\/desk-to-dinner-clad.shop\/products\/medtek-super-silica-1-or-5l","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}